Basin-holder.



No. 777,996. PATENTED DEC. 20, 1904. 0, R. APPLEGATE.

BASIN HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 10, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

BASIN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,996, dated December20, 1904.

Application filed March 10, 1904:. Serial No. 197,422.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR RoY APPLEGATE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Basin-Holder, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to devices for holding washbasins and other similarreceptacles, and is adapted for general use in holding articles of allkinds.

The particular objects of my invention are to provide a device of thecharacter mentioned which when not in use may be folded back against thewall or support in any direction and which will be capable of holding anarticle at different angles.

Further objects will appear in the course of the subjoined description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference inclicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of my invention,showing in dotted lines several positions which it may assume. Fig. 2 isa sectional view showing the interior parts, and Fig. 3 is a plan view.

In the drawings, 4 represents a support which is adapted to be securedto a wall or any other vertical'or other surface. The support 4 isprovided with a projection 5, having a downwardly-extending well 6 and asemicylindrical interior surface 7. A uni- Versal joint is attached tothis projection, this joint consisting of two hemispheres 8 and 9, oneof which at least should be hollow. The upper part 9 of this joint isprovided with a projection 10, extending outwardly and having aplurality of grooves 11 on its end adapted to receive a pin 12, whichpasses through a rod 13 of the holding member proper. The rod 13 passesthrough a bore in the projection 10 and is provided with a spring 14 atits rear end in the interior of the, joint for the purpose of holdingthe rod in the desired position by the aid of the pin 12 and the grooves11. The holding member proper comprises also a hub 15 or other devicefor receiving and retaining the basin or receptacle which it is desiredto support.

16 is a plate attached to the top of the pro:

jection 5 for holding the universal joint in position.

17 is a soap-cup attached to the support 4.

18 is a friction member located in the well 6 and provided with a spring19, which holds the friction surface 20 in intimate contact with thehemisphere 8 and produces a constant pressure thereupon for the purposeof holding the joint in any position assumed until a strong force isbrought to bear to turn the joint. The dotted lines in Fig. 1 willclearly show the position which the holding member may be made toassume, and a detailed description of each adjustment will not berequired.

It will be seen that by pulling the bar 13 outwardly against the forceof the spring 14 the pin 12 will be removed from its groove and the bar13 may be turned to any desired position, and if turned to a position inwhich the pin 12 can seat in another groove 11 the holding member willbe secured in such position as long as no force is applied to pull onthe rod 13. When the device is not in use, it can obviously be turned upagainst the wall, either vertically above the projection 5 or to oneside, as indicated.

This device is very simple. It may be readily taken apart and puttogether and will hold a basin or anything else in the desired positionwithout the employment of tools for tightening up the parts.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent 1. The combination of a support having a concave seat,and a hollow spherical bearing resting in said seat and having a passagethrough its walls, with a holding-rod passing through said passage intothe interior of said bearing, and means within the bearing for holdingsaid rod in position with respect to the bearing.

2. The combination of a support having a concave seat, and a hollowspherical bearing resting in said seat and having a projection, saidprojection having a passage longitudinally therethrough and grooves uponits end, force it against said bearing, a basin-holding with abasin-holder comprising a rod passing through said passage into theinterior of the bearing and having a pin adapted" to engage with saidgrooves, and holding means in the bearing for holding said basin-holderin position.

3. In a basin-holder, the combination of a support having a concave seatand a bearing resting therein, said bearing consisting of two hollowhemispherical parts, means for securing said parts together, means forremovably securing said parts in said seat, one of said hemisphericalparts having a passage therethrough, a basin-holding rod passing throughsaid passage into the interior of the bearing, and means within thebearing for holding said rod in position.

4. In a basin-holder, the combination of a support having a cavity and aconcave seat, a hollow hemispherical bearing having a passage in itswalls and resting in said seat, a friction member and a spring in saidcavity, said spring having one end thereof in engagement with saidfriction member and acting to rod passing through said passage andhaving its end within said hollow bearing, and aspring within saidbearing for holding said rod in position.

5. The combination of a holding-hoop, a universal joint thereforcomprising two hemispheres, a concave member, and means for securing thehemispheres in said concave memher, one of said hemispheres beingprovided with a groove for the reception of the other, a passage in saidjoint, a yielding means in said joint for securing said holding hoopthereto, a support, yielding means in said support for causing aconstant pressure to be exerted upon a member of said joint, and asoap-holder on said support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSCAR ROY APPLEGATE.

Witnesses:

ISAAC F. GILEs, GEORGE M. APPLEGATE.

